books.google.co.uk - Belarus - sometimes called &quot;the Western Gate of the Soviet Union&quot; - has been placed by history between powerful states to the east and west. Soldiers of Muscovy and Poland, of Napoleon and Hitler, and of Alexander I and Stalin have all left their mark. Its territory has been laid claim to by...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Belarus.html?id=qtnTh3-2Ki8C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBelarus